斩

斩 (zhǎn) — Chinese character for "to behead"

zhǎn ·to behead (as form of capital punishment) ·8 strokes HSK 7-9

The character 斩 is pronounced zhǎn and means to behead (as form of capital punishment).

Stroke order ↓

How to write 斩

斩

Animated stroke order — tap the character to replay. Animate any character in the stroke order tool → Printable writing worksheet for 斩 →

Test your stroke order →

Stroke order of 斩 (zhǎn)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Practice writing 斩

Customize this writing worksheet →
Printable writing practice sheet for 斩 (zhǎn)

HSK level

HSK 7-9

斩 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 7-9. The highest band of the test: academic and professional mastery.